How the Pharmaceutical Companies Manipulate the World
The New York Times recently reported that a pharmaceutical company influenced doctors with " kickbacks, in the form of baseball tickets and gift certificates to expensive restaurants as well as paid vacations. The complaint also charges that the company separately ran so-called seeding studies, or trials that were really marketing efforts to promote the drugs’ use by doctors." Read More

Deregulation at Work
The Chronicle reported today (Feb. 9, 2009) that the amount since we "deregulated" the electricity industry, our rates have gone up more than any other states.(see our current events section for the whole story.) What a shock. The "free" market has resulted in consumers paying more money. Read More

Exposing CALA's Real Agenda
CALA (Citizens against lawsuit abuse) and their ilk just can't help themselves. Bar owner and CALA President Clay McPhail penned an op-ed about the need to extend their corporate immunity agenda to more wrongdoers. Texas Watch again exposed CALA and TLR's ultimate agenda by responding to this ridiculous notion. Read More

Truck Crash Lawyers
Firm uses expertise and resources to settle cases prior to litigation
In settlements involving large trucks the firm has been able to use it’s resources and expertise to get settlements for the victims and/or their families. One of the more important aspects in protecting the crash victims and their families is immediate investigation of the accident site no matter where the crash has occurred. The effective use of current and former transportation officials and forensic investigators makes it possible to get to the evidence still at the scene as close to the time of the crash as possible. Read More

Selecting Personal Injury Lawyer
Some people are knowledgeable about who the best personal injury lawyers are but many are not. The names you see in the newspaper may be some of the best or they may be good at getting their name in the newspaper but not as good at representing their clients.
One place to start is Board Certification. The Texas Bar Association sets minimum qualifications for Board Certifications in many areas of the law including Personal Injury Trial Law. Read More

FDA PRODUCT RECALLS
Many consumers are familiar with the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). As part of the Department of Health and Human Services it is the job of the FDA to be responsible for protecting the public health.
The FDA carries out its mission by monitoring the safety and effectiveness of many different products available to consumers. The overview of FDA-regulated products subject to recall include human drugs, animal drugs, medical devices, radiation-emitting devices, vaccines, blood and blood products, transplantable human tissue, animal feed, cosmetics and about 80% of the foods eaten in the United States. Read More

Feres Doctrine
The law bars many claims by members of the armed forces.
Many people assume that every time someone is injured or killed as a result of negligence that there must be a lawsuit or at least a claim. That is often times not the case. In a situation where members of the armed services are injured due to the negligence of other members of the armed services, the law does not permit such claims. Read More